Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
THE WESTERN STATES.

A SPECIAL dispatch from Plainfield, Ind, to
tho Chicago Daily Nei0s says that
The drought in that section remains unbroken
and the present indications are that cold
weather will set in before the greatly needed
emit distressing state Of affairs throughout this
part Of Indiana would be multiplied tenfold.
No rain OF any consequence has fallen here
since early In the summer The Inhabitants
are suffering from a genuine water famine, the
worst ever known in the experience OF living
persons. Fully two-thirds of the surface wells
in this and adjoining counties are dry, while
running creeks and springs which previously
had afforded an apparently inexhaustible sup
ply OF the purest water, now present beds ut
sections can get no water except such as Is
found here and there In dirty, stagnant
POOLS even the creeks having dried up. Water
from such unhealthy sources Is breeding ty-
phoid fever Of the worst type, and in some To-
calities the scourge is becoming epidemic, re-
sulting in numerous fatalities. The doctors
say that the disease is only In its first stage and
is bound TO increase II the dry weather con-
tinues. The dearth OF water and food compels
farmers and stock breeders to dispose OF their
cattle at ruinous rates. In some OF the locali-
ties visited cattle were actually dying from
thirst.
SITE for the graves OF the executed an
archists, says a Chicago telegram, "has been
selected in Waldheim Cemetery. The friends
of the anarchists visited the vault and opened
the casket containing Lingg's remains. The
mutilated face Of the bomb-maker had under
gone no change Mr.. Schmiedinger clipped
off q lock Of the suicides hair. None OF
the other caskets were opened Members of
the defense committee say that they will
have no trouble in raising q monument to
'the martyrs and in Transforming the site
of their tombs into an attractive Mecca for
their sympathizers. No money has as yet
been lail aside for the purpose, all that has
thus far been received having been devoted
Ia the care of the families Of the dead men
and their imprisoned fellows"
special telegram from Omaha, Neh, re-
ports that
Engineer Markham and his fireman had q
thrilling experience with n panther on the
Burlineton and Missouri River Road, between
Minden and Artell. The train was a long one,
places named the engine slipped an eccentric
and came to a standstill. Markham and the
fireman got out to set matters right. They had
about completed the job when both heard a
either could turn large panther sprang upon
the engineer and buried his claws in his Shout
der. The fireman had a heavy wrench in his
hand, and with this struck the brute on the
head. This partially stunned him, and he
loosened his hold ON the engineer, but before
the men could take advantage OF the
situation the panther made q leap for the hre-
man. and lacerated with one OF his claws his
left hip. Engineer Markham by this time had
drawn his revolver and shot the brute between
the eyes, killing him instantly. Both men were
badly hurt and will be laid up for some time.
The panther measured nearly six feet from his
no Q TO the end Of his tail. and weighed nearly
200 pounds.